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These hot summer days can make it extremely difficult to get a workout in, especially if you workout at home and not a gym! Heat is so exhausting and can stop you in your tracks even if you have the best intentions.

If you have been plagued with the “too damn hot” summer woes then her are a few tips that might help!

EARLY morning!
If you are not a morning person then I know you just cringed! I used to HATE getting up early. I used to tell people I’d “NEVER” be a morning person! I used to dread morning workouts. Then one day my husband and I decided that we needed some more time together. With all the kids activities and our busy schedule we were in desperate need of us time! I mean time to talk not fall asleep on the coach (I know you know what I mean). We decided to start getting up at 5:45 to do a morning 2 mile walk. We loved it from day one and surprisingly within a few days I was a morning person. We now get up at 5am six days a week and have zero regrets! The first Saturday we got up at 5 was amazing! By 9am we had done a 5k, did outdoor painting, did our weekly shopping trip, went to Starbucks and cleaned the pool!

Not sold on early? No worries the workout below is the perfect “wake up” workout! You can do it anywhere (so if you travel it’s great) and you can do it according to your schedule!

Want to be extra challenged?
Complete the workout 3-6x
Do the workout as fast as you can with short breaks between each set.

You can also write down how fast you do each set and try to beat your time each day!

It’s summer so be sure you STAY HYDRATED! I recommend this Hydro Flask! It’s amazing and keeps water icy cold all day long even in the hot sun.

Not a morning person? HATE working out in the morning? EatFitFuel has a great workout for you!

I personally love this workout in the morning and in the evening! It helps boost you in the morning to get S*** done and…well it does the exact same in the evening when you SO don’t want to cook dinner! 🙂 I hope you enjoy it and be sure to visit EatFitFuel

Who else loves Christina Carlyle? She is awesome and this workout from her site proves just how much she wants to help anyone achieve their fitness goals, anyone can do this workout not matter your size or fitness level!

I stumbled upon this workout a while back and honestly forgot about it. It just popped up again and I’m starting it NOW! Join me if you want some booty pop!

These butt lifting exercises use body weight and multi-directional movements so you can target all of the muscles in your glutes. Together the best butt lifting exercises will perk up your booty quickly.

Plus, the rep count strategy we’ll be using will help lift and tight the butt, not build mass in your legs.

Do 3 full sets – of all 6 exercises – to complete your workout – I like to do 30 reps each! Not exactly sure how to go all the moves? Head over to Christina’s website for a video of this workout!

Christina has a bunch of other great stuff that she offers so keep an eye over the next few week for some other great stuff!

What I love about the EQualizer Bars is the ability to workout anywhere {I mean seriously they take up very little space making the bars incredibly easy to travel with} The workouts you can do on the EQualizer Bars are pretty much endless, the bars are so versatile, you can do anything…really!

“GearBunch is the best place on the web to find the leggings you’re longing for. It’s with great pride that we offer all-over printed apparel and accessories of the highest quality — and for an affordable price. We start with the best possible quality of fabric and use high-end printers and machines to create leggings with an unmatchable level of quality and comfort. Browse our products below, and once you complete your order on our website, the printing process begins — and your all-over printed items will be at your door in a matter of days.

Who doesn’t love a great pair of leggings? I know I do! Recently I received a pair of Gear Bunch leggings and from the first wear I was in love!

What’s GearBunch? It’s a great online store that has TONS and TONS of different prints of leggings, but GearBunch is more than just leggings, they have hoodies, shoes and more!

I received these GORGEOUS sugar skull leggings! OMG! Swoon right? I LOVE the Day of the Dead and sugar skulls, I have them everywhere {my instant pot is even decorated in sugar skulls…its a serious obsession!} from the moment I saw these I knew they were meant to be mine.

Every time I wear them I get so many compliments! In fact on more than one occasion someone who has inquired about them ordered right then and there!

These leggings are soft and comfy…like I’m talking you will want to live in them! My sugar skull legging are perfect for a gym workout, a grocery store run, a long car ride or just lounging with the kiddos watching Coco…again day of the dead and sugar skulls ;)!

Yes! I tested with a dark pair of undies and you could a slight darkening, but my leggings are mostly white so I would NEVER wear colored underwear under these. Always opt for a white, nude or thong when wearing lighter leggings!

Camel Toe?

No! Because of the seam there isn’t any in the slightest! Don’t know what cameltoe is? Google it…#beaware

Sizing:

The Gear Bunch leggings go from XSmall – XLarge, and their sizing chart in my opinion is pretty spot on. So check your measurements and the chart and order your size from that! These leggings are full length and high waisted on me (I’m barely over 5ft so pretty much everything unless it’s super low rise is high on my waist.

Price:

These are a bit on pricier side at $87.99 but I personally feel them are worth it!

Quality:

These are made with a 82% polyester + 18% spandex fabric with a really nice
Four-way stretch. These are honestly more luxurious than a lot of the other leggings I have. There has been zero seam splitting or fraying after all the wears and workouts they’ve been through. A pair of my very expensive, very well known brand frayed after just a few wears.

These small but might little bad girls have a ton of different uses but one thing that I love to use them for is glute activation {basically warming up those butt muscles so you get the best workout and get that booty pop we all want!}

Quick Glute Activation Workout:

Place mini resistance band around your calves or right above your knees. I like to use the medium or heavy. Lets be real this workout BURNS and you don’t have to use resistance if you don’t want to.

25 Donkey Kicks {per leg}

Start on hands and knees

Flex right foot and press it up towards the ceiling or sky.

Squeeze Glutes

Lower the knee without touching the floor and repeat the lift.

Once you’ve completed the reps on the right leg, switch legs.

25 Fire Hydrants {per leg}

Start on hands and knees

Raise your right thigh out to the side, keeping the hips still.

Squeeze Glutes

Lower your thigh with out touching the floor and repeat the lift.

Once you’ve completed the reps on the right leg, switch legs.

25 Leg Extension {per leg}

Start on hands and knees

Flex right foot and press out straight behind you at hip level.

Pulse leg towards the ceiling or sky

Squeeze Glutes

Lower the knee without touching the floor and repeat the lift.

Once you’ve completed the reps on the right leg, switch legs.

You should will be BURNING by the end of this workout. I SWEAR I see after only a week!

In my opinion this is a great workout on its own, it doesn’t have to be a pre workout. You could easily to 2-3 more sets and a have ridiculous amount of muscle burn…you know that hurts so good burn…my fave!

I love doing these workouts in the morning, it gives a wonderful boost to the start of the day!